[{"bbox": [93, 153, 1163, 209], "category": "Text", "text": "which have helped increase the capacity of Chinese enforcement authorities in handling a substantial and increasing number of IP cases and improved the convergence of IP Offices with international standards."}, {"bbox": [93, 226, 1164, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "One of the most important lessons learnt from previous phases is that to ensure the impact of the action on China's IP protection and enforcement in the interests of the EU, a continuous engagement of Chinese stakeholders is of paramount importance. As pointed out in the last mid-term evaluation report of the IP Keys, it represents the main channel:"}, {"bbox": [131, 356, 946, 383], "category": "List-item", "text": "* to influence the design and implementation of intellectual property policies in China;"}, {"bbox": [131, 384, 1163, 438], "category": "List-item", "text": "* to promote mutual understanding between the European Union (and its Member States) and China and to develop links between the respective peer institutions."}, {"bbox": [93, 449, 1163, 534], "category": "Text", "text": "This aspect should remain an important element of the programme and create more opportunities for technical exchanges between EU and Chinese institutions/experts where this would support the EU interests. In this regard, it is important to seek further involvement:"}, {"bbox": [131, 549, 1163, 603], "category": "List-item", "text": "* of the EU Delegation not only in the activities' preparatory work but also in following up the relations with the stakeholders that are generated within the project so as to effectively capitalise on their achievements;"}, {"bbox": [131, 604, 1163, 658], "category": "List-item", "text": "* of EU businesses, the China IPR SME Helpdesk and other actors that would enable strengthening the consistency between the project's activities and the interest of EU businesses and"}, {"bbox": [131, 659, 1163, 713], "category": "List-item", "text": "* of academia to enrich the discussions on relevant topics and to identify and foster dialogue upon specific topics and, ultimately, to reinforce the action's capacity to achieve sustainability in the long run."}, {"bbox": [93, 724, 1088, 753], "category": "Text", "text": "From the point of view of the organisation of activities, the experience gained suggests that it is necessary to:"}, {"bbox": [131, 767, 1163, 818], "category": "List-item", "text": "* concentrate on a smaller number of activities in order to focus the action on activities and stakeholders/Chinese bodies that can be more valuable and"}, {"bbox": [131, 820, 1163, 876], "category": "List-item", "text": "* increase the follow-up to the implemented activities in order to build an incremental impact on relevant issues throughout the implementation."}, {"bbox": [93, 887, 1163, 1001], "category": "Text", "text": "The IP Keys' mid-term evaluation specifically pointed out the need to reinforce and clarify reporting and to conduct studies in order to allow \"*EU interested parties to learn more about Chinese IP environment*\". Both issues were already addressed in the past action with a slight review of the biweekly reports and the implementation of studies on the main legislative improvement."}, {"bbox": [86, 1033, 399, 1065], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.5 The Intervention Logic"}, {"bbox": [93, 1079, 1163, 1222], "category": "Text", "text": "To support EU trade policy vis-à-vis China and underpin the EU-China IP Dialogue, provide effective assistance to IP right holders and ensure an efficient and non-discriminatory IP protection and enforcement that would support the EU's competitiveness, the action will contribute to greater transparency and implementation of IPR protection and enforcement in China. It will also aim to promote progressive convergence of China towards European and international standards in IPR legislation and enforcement."}, {"bbox": [93, 1239, 1163, 1410], "category": "Text", "text": "To achieve this, it will be critical to maintain certain flexibility according to the EU's policy objectives and developments in China. This would include the possibility of adapting the specific activities throughout the execution of the project. Activity clusters will be determined on the basis of EU policy interest, problems identified by stakeholders and, within each cluster, specific topics should be identified in each annual workplan together with the EU actors involved, mainly DG TRADE but also DG AGRI, DG TAXUD, DG GROW, DG Cnect, DG RTD, EPO and CPVO in their respective spheres of competence."}, {"bbox": [93, 1428, 210, 1453], "category": "Text", "text": "To this end:"}, {"bbox": [131, 1475, 1136, 1502], "category": "List-item", "text": "* support to the EU-China IP dialogue will be prioritised horizontally throughout the identified clusters and"}, {"bbox": [131, 1503, 1163, 1557], "category": "List-item", "text": "* the scope and dissemination of the outputs of each activity will have to be defined, in each annual workplan according to the type of activity."}, {"bbox": [131, 1558, 960, 1585], "category": "List-item", "text": "* EU-interest activities in any of the clusters may, when necessary, be kept confidential."}, {"bbox": [1037, 1681, 1144, 1707], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 17"}]